Comedian/actor George López (No Man’s Land) will be honored at this year’s 2020 GuadaLAjara Film Festival in Los Angeles, with the Arbol de la Vida Lifetime Achievement Award for “his commitment to creating a more inclusive industry through the amplification of Latino voices in the U.S.” Past recipients include Gregory Nava, Patricia Riggen, and Kate Del Castillo. The award will be presented to López by Director Conor Allyn and co-star Jake Allyn (No Man’s Land) on Thursday, December 10th.
Sony Pictures Classics released the trailer for Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges. The film which made its world premiere as the Closing Night feature at the 2020 New York Film Festival, will be released in theaters on February 12, 2021.
The UK premiere of director Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari, starring Steven Yeun, will open 2021 Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) on Wednesday February 24. The award-winning autobiographical drama won the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and US Dramatic Audience Award at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
SF IndieFest announced the complete program for the 17th Another Hole In The Head Film Festival which takes place completely online, December 11 to 27.
Rose Glass’ sharp and smart psychological horror, Saint Maud leads the nominations for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), with 17 nods including Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay and Best Director, as well as in the debut categories: Breakthrough Producer, Debut Director and Debut Screenwriter. Morfydd Clark is nominated for Best Actress and Jennifer Ehle for Supporting Actress.
SXSW award-winning documentary Finding Yingying directed by Jiayan “Jenny” Shi will open nationwide in virtual cinema starting on December 11th. The documentary follows a Chinese family’s search to find their missing daughter in the United States.
IFC Films will release Falling For Figaro, a romantic comedy set in the fierce world of opera-singing competitions, starring BAFTA-winner Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous, Me Before You, The Wolf of Wall Street) and rising star Danielle Macdonald (Dumplin’, Patti Cake$, Skin). Directed by Ben Lewin (The Catcher Was A Spy, Please Stand By, The Sessions), the film is expected to be released in 2021.
IFC Films released the new trailer for the raucous comedy Blithe Spirit, a big screen adaptation of the classic stage play of the same name, directed by Edward Hall (Downton Abbey, Restless).
IFC Midnight has acquired the horror film “A Banquet”, the feature debut from Ruth Paxton, whose award-winning short films have been exhibited and nominated in competition at numerous prominent film festivals worldwide. A Banquet is a visually arresting, slow-burning psychological horror that uses subtle supernatural elements to create tension within a family in the midst of a breakdown, exploiting the complicated bond between three generations of mothers and daughters.
Revelation Perth International Film Festival announced the nominees of the inaugural WA Screen Culture Awards set to place on Sunday December 13 hosted by self-proclaimed ‘Australia’s 1st Attractive Comedian’, Elouise Eftos.
Havel by Slávek Horák, inspired by the life of Václav Havel, prominent Czech playwright, dissident, and president, was awarded the top prize for Best Feature Film at 2020 Rome Independent Film Festival. The film focuses on Havel’s transformation from successful – later banned – playwright of the late 60s into human rights fighter in the 70s, leading to his presidency in the late 80’s. A Special mention went to La Fortaleza by Jorge Thielen-Armand.
